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As NCAA creates a monster, Tom Herman set to face off with Jimbo Fisher in 2019 recruiting class

“It better make you better or you’re in the wrong place.”

On National Signing Day, Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman acknowledged the 800-pound collie in the room — the arrival of Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher in College Station. Backed by a staff of strong recruiters, the new Kyle Field, and the much-touted SEC cachet, Fisher has the ability to level the in-state recruiting playing field that swung heavily towards the Longhorns in 2018.

“Better pick our game up,” Herman said. “Trust me, we’ve had that conversation in our staff room on numerous occasions.